All posts tagged Re-Style
Logan Real is getting all the love these days from Hollywood A-listers and fahsionistas. He’s also made a splash at Art Basel Miami. What is all the raving about? He is mixing up 1980s inspired shapes and colors with leather bags, personal organizers, wallets and sneakers.
He’s on everyone’s list (meaning his goods already cost more then a couple months rent), so why not just rip his style off, err use him for inspiration and make some 80’s style painted leather goods yourself?
Learn how to make a Logan Real inspired leather case from my piece over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: Style Inspired: Painted Leather Goods à la Logan Real
Old vintage canning jars can be found at yard sales and thrift stores and they look cool but what do you do with them once you get them home? For the black thumbs who can’t keep a plant alive, a terrarium is a perfect place to let living things in.
Terrariums a virtually no maintenance and is simple to build. If you have any open or closed glass container you are ready to start building.
(You can even ask the pet supply store staff if they have any plants that are browning and may not look great in an aquarium but could be priced at half off and would work perfectly for a terrarium.)
Learn how to build a terrarium from my piece over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: Restyled: Vintage Canning Jar into a Terrarium
Now is the time to pick up pull-over sweaters on sale at bargain prices. I wondered if I could re-style a pull-over into a cardigan because even though it is about to heat up in sunny AZ it is also about to be the season when it is freezing in movie theaters, restaurants, and everywhere indoors. This grey pull over sweater was a steal at Target for only four bucks!
Learn how to re-style a pull-over sweater into a cardigan from my piece over at Jackalope Ranch blog post: A Sale Sweater, Restyled
Found at a recent clothing swap held at Blueberry Deluxe Boutique in the Melrose District: 1 Marimekko Dress.
Dilemma: Short girls (i.e. The Thrifty Maker) can’t wear full body floral prints.
Solution: Restyle it! Marimekko dress meet scissors because your are about to have a makeover. This Marimekko dress retails for more than $100 and a Marimekko bag alone is about $89. (Check out Finn Style for proof.) Cost for this skirt and bag (free), around ¢25 for thread, ¢30 for binding tape and ¢60 for a silk ribbon. Total cost: $1.15.
Learn how to restyle a dress into a skirt and a bag from my post over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: Marimekko Dress, Restyled
Here is the Before:
And here is the re-styled after:
The New Year always begs for an organization make-over, and taking baby steps can make this an easier process. How about starting with the office supplies drawer? Get the paperclips and rubber bands out of hiding and make them an accessory to your workspace.
Gather ideas for re-styling your office supplies from my Thrifty Maker post over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Office Supplies, Restyled
